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History and Culture
Followers:
Muslim
One God: Allah
 Prophet: Muhammad
Book: Qur’an
Teachings: 5 pillars of Islam
1. Allah
2. Pray 5x Day
3. Ramadan (fast)
4. Give to poor
5. Hajj to Mecca
Pharaoh—absolute
power to
rule its people (God)
a. Bureaucracy
b. Vizier—responsible for
giving advice
Pyramids—tomb
for pharaoh
a. Could take 20 years to build
b. Stocked with chairs,
weapons, food, gold,
jewelry (riches)
Mummification—drying out a
dead body to preserve
Pyramid
at Giza—The Great
Pyramid of King Khufu
a. Guarded by the Great Sphinx—
body of a lion and head of a
human
b. Portrays Khufu’s son Khafre
Golden Age—time of Nubia was
stability
conquered—
Fortresses built
Pharaohs no longer a god, but a leader to
people building for public welfare,
strength, and stability
Dig canals connecting Nile to Red sea
aiding trade and transportation
First female pharaoh
Got rid of
polytheism—bad
idea
Restored polytheism—united Egypt
Cleo and
Julius Caesar
Cleo and Marc
Antony, the love of
her life
Tried to re-establish independence